St Stephen's Chapel is the forgotten heart of the Palace of Westminster. For seven centuries St Stephen's was at the centre of the political and religious life of the nation, and its influence may ...

UK Parliament manages your data in line with our responsibilities under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), as supplemented by the Data Protection ...

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would allow adults who have mental capacity, are terminally ill and are in the ...

Until the early 17th century England and Scotland were two entirely independent kingdoms. This changed dramatically in 1603 on the death of Elizabeth I of England. Because the Queen had died unmarried ...

The 1922 Committee, also known as "the 22", is a committee of all backbench Conservative MPs that meets weekly when the Commons is sitting. Its chair, usually a senior MP, is elected by committee ...

Within 30 years of Charles II's restoration to the throne in 1660, England was once again on the verge of civil war. In 1688 the country was invaded by a foreign army and its King fled, as the Crown ...

A fresh wave of public interest in prisons led to the appointment of two committees of investigation by the House of Commons. Their reports in 1819 and 1822 provided the basis of the Gaols Act of 1823 ...

The removal of James II by the protestant William of Orange in 1688 – the Glorious Revolution – changed matters. The resumption of war with Catholic France in the 1690s meant that British Catholics ...

Nodding through is when an MP is counted as having voted because, although they are present on the parliamentary estate, they are unable to pass through the division lobby because they are physically ...

What did the Act achieve? This Act made it compulsory for men aged between 18 and 41 who lived in the UK to join the armed forces. It came into force on the very day that the UK declared war on ...

The Recording Angel memorial in St Stephen's Porch, Westminster Hall, is dedicated to Peers, MPs, officers and their sons. This memorial is the main memorial to Members and staff of both Houses, ...

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust was formed in 1847, after five homes and gardens in Stratford-upon-Avon linked to Shakespeare were purchased as a national memorial to the Bard. The trustees of The ...